Editing Marvin Gaye (section)

==Earnings==
In 2008, Gaye's estate earned $3.5 million (US${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|3500000|2008}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}}). As a result, Gaye placed 13th in ''[[Forbes|Forbes Magazine's]]'' "Top-Earning Dead Celebrities".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/29/dead.celebrities/index.html |title=Elvis, Marvin Gaye shake money makers in afterlife |publisher=CNN |date=October 29, 2008 |access-date=July 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012053329/http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/29/dead.celebrities/index.html |archive-date=October 12, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On March 11, 2015, Gaye's family was awarded $7.4&nbsp;million in damages following a decision by an eight-member jury in Los Angeles that [[Robin Thicke]] and [[Pharrell Williams]] had breached copyright by incorporating part of Gaye's song "Got to Give It Up" into their hit "[[Blurred Lines]]"; U.S. District Judge John Kronstadt reduced the sum to $5.3&nbsp;million, while adding royalties.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-31825059|work=BBC News|title=Blurred Lines jury awards Marvin Gaye family $7m|date=March 11, 2015|access-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404130912/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-31825059|archive-date=April 4, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2016, the Gaye family requested that a California judge award an additional $2.66&nbsp;million in attorneys' fees and $777,000 in legal expenses.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/hollywood-docket-marvin-gaye-family-854928 |title=My Favorite Things, Part II |last=Gardner |first=Eriq |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=January 12, 2016 |access-date=July 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812174542/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/hollywood-docket-marvin-gaye-family-854928 |archive-date=August 12, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

As of 2018, Gaye's estate was managed by Geffen Management Group and his legacy is protected through Creative Rights Group. Both are founded by talent manager [[Jeremy Geffen]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Stutz |first=Colin |date=August 23, 2018 |title=Jeremy Geffen, Artist Manager & Creative Rights Group Founder, Dies at 40 |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/jeremy-geffen-artist-manager-creative-rights-group-dead-40/ |access-date=May 15, 2023 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>